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Clintondale High School

Public Grades 9-12

713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 800 Michigan High Schools

Better than 11% of Michigan high schools

Summary

Clintondale High School in Clinton Township, MI, serves 360 students in grades 9-12 and is part of the Clintondale Community Schools district, which ranks in the bottom 7% of Michigan districts.

The most striking thing about Clintondale High is its paradox: the school graduates students at a remarkably high rate (90.1% in 2024-2025), yet its students score among the lowest in the area on state tests. This graduation rate actually beats the state average (84%) and outpaces nearby schools like Lake Shore High School (88.6%) and Roseville High School (81.9%), coming close to top performers like Fraser High School (94.3%). However, only 13.8% of 11th graders were proficient in math on the SAT in 2025-2026, and just 19.5% were proficient in reading/writing—roughly half the rate of the next-lowest comparable school. This suggests the school may be prioritizing credit recovery and graduation pathways over rigorous academics, potentially graduating students unprepared for college or careers.

Academic performance is also declining sharply. Reading/writing proficiency dropped from 29.2% in 2024-2025 to 19.5% in 2025-2026, and science proficiency fell from 12.5% to 9.4%. Chronic absenteeism is a severe issue, affecting 54.3% of students—nearly double the state average (27.9%). The school also spends more per student ($20,397) than all nearby traditional public high schools, including Fraser High School ($17,091) and Lake Shore High School ($16,339), yet achieves far lower test scores. While the school's graduation success within its struggling district (which has only a 61.4% graduation rate) is noteworthy, the combination of high spending, low proficiency, and rising absenteeism points to deep-rooted challenges that funding alone hasn't solved.

360

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,397

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

35200 Little Mack Ave
Clinton Township, MI 48035-2634

(586) 791-6300

District: Clintondale Community Schools

Racial breakdown:

African American:

67.8%

White:

18.9%

Two or more races:

8.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 2nd percentile in 2021 → 11th in 2026

Strengths

✓90% graduate in 4 years — above the Michigan average (84%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2026) from a 2nd-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (16% vs 43% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (54% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school16%

District avg14%

Michigan avg43%

713^th of 800

Michigan public high schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 25 pts since 2016

From bottom 35% (2016) to bottom 11% (2026)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

579^th of 625Clintondale Community Schools among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	8.8	713 of 800	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.7	650 of 739	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	659 of 743	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.5	693 of 735	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	515 of 531	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	549 of 561	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	627 of 666	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	670 of 824	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.9	610 of 835	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	31.9	550 of 852	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	21.8	646 of 832	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	635 of 799	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.1	596 of 805	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	35.5	527 of 773	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	27.0	586 of 784	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.2	563 of 765	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.8	583 of 754	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	587 of 750	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.0	552 of 767	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.8	601 of 705	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	19.8	211 of 252	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.0	168 of 192	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	166 of 188	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	129 of 170	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	51 of 51	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	124 of 147	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	175 of 254	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	7.4	635 of 686	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	11.5	558 of 629	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	4.9	597 of 619	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.2	581 of 611	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.5	611 of 710	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	11.8	640 of 719	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.6	570 of 635	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	598 of 654	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.4	585 of 614	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	351 of 369	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.7	412 of 417	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.0	511 of 532	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	667 of 755	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	6.9	646 of 693	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.7	590 of 628	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	562 of 633	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	5.3	589 of 611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	414 of 440	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	463 of 472	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	5.9	514 of 543	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	601 of 707	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	23.3	245 of 315	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2026	3.3	658 of 671	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	465 of 639	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.6	419 of 638	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	5.0	630 of 647	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.5	453 of 516	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.5	588 of 708	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2018)22nd percentile+4 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile~ school

Female (2026)7th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2026)7th percentile-4 vs school

White (2026)2nd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts21%-38 vs state

Evidence-Based Reading and Writing20%-33 vs state

Social Studies17%-26 vs state

Science9%-26 vs state

Mathematics6%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				PSAT English Language Arts (2026)			PSAT Mathematics (2026)			SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing (2026)	SAT Mathematics (2026)	M-Step English Language Arts (2026)		M-Step Math (2026)		M-Step Science (2026)		M-Step Social Studies (2026)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients (2025)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 9th Grade	PSAT English Language Arts 10th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 9th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 10th Grade	SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing 11th Grade	SAT Mathematics 11th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Science 11th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 11th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Clintondale High School	Public	9-12	35200 Little Mack Ave	Clinton Township	48035	Macomb County	Clintondale Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 791-6300	360	18	20.3	77.8%	68 (18.9%)	244 (67.8%)	14 (3.9%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (8.6%)	8.8	713^th of 800 public high schools	10.9%		11.7	650^th of 739 public high schools	12.0%	63		23.2	19.1		343.9	5.9	19.5	13.8						9.4		16.9	$20,397	$2,155	$18,242
Fraser High School	Public	9-12	34270 Garfield Rd	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Fraser Public Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 439-7200	1,431	106	13.5	33.1%	1,001 (70.0%)	252 (17.6%)	51 (3.6%)	26 (1.8%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	96 (6.7%)	53.3	331^st of 800 public high schools	58.6%		45.4	406^th of 739 public high schools	45.1%	75		70.5	58.5		23.0	23.6	52.6	17.2						39.5		48.5	$17,091	$834	$16,257
North Lake High School	Public	9-12	23340 Elmira St	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 285-8780	124	5	25.9	57.3%	72 (58.1%)	34 (27.4%)	5 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (10.5%)								(n/a)							353.3	308.9						2063.5		2077.0	$12,403	$800	$11,602
Neil E Reid High School	Public	9-12	37701 Harper Ave	Clinton Township	48036	Macomb County	Macomb Independent School District (Isd)	No	No	No	No	(586) 469-1590	81	15	5.4	69.1%	58 (71.6%)	16 (19.8%)	3 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (4.9%)								(n/a)		25.0	366.0		320.0	346.0
Arts Academy in the Woods	Public, Charter	6-12	32101 Caroline	Fraser	48026	Macomb County	Arts Academy in the Woods	Yes	No	No	Yes	(586) 294-0391	327	27	12.3	43.1%	181 (55.4%)	94 (28.7%)	16 (4.9%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (10.1%)	53.5	329^th of 800 public high schools	58.9%		51.2	357^th of 739 public high schools	51.7%	28	65.7	67.1	59.5	14.3	19.7	10.8	53.4	418.8	18.2	10.5	15.2	12.5	38.9	36.8	52.8	50.9	$16,321	$1,878	$14,443
Lake Shore High School	Public	9-12	22980 E 13 Mile Rd	Saint Clair Shores	48082	Macomb County	Lake Shore Public Schools (Macomb)	No	No	No	No	(586) 285-8900	914	51	17.8	41.6%	629 (68.8%)	171 (18.7%)	38 (4.2%)	5 (0.5%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	61 (6.7%)	38.1	474^th of 800 public high schools	40.8%		39.6	446^th of 739 public high schools	39.6%	28		61.3	51.7		28.6	22.4	45.4	15.3						19.7		29.0	$16,339	$915	$15,424
Macomb Academy	Public, Charter	12	39092 Garfield Rd	Clinton Township	48038	Macomb County	Macomb Academy	Yes	No	No	No	(586) 228-2201	46	3	15.3	26.1%	22 (47.8%)	18 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.5%)								(n/a)																	$11,084	$467	$10,618
Roseville High School	Public	9-12	17855 Common Rd	Roseville	48066	Macomb County	Roseville Community Schools	No	No	No	No	(586) 445-5540	1,211	62	19.5	70.1%	481 (39.7%)	606 (50.0%)	23 (1.9%)	22 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	75 (6.2%)	15.6	649^th of 800 public high schools	18.9%		16.2	612^th of 739 public high schools	17.2%	37		36.0	37.3		8.0	9.0	32.4	395.2						18.5		20.2	$14,639	$727	$13,912
Mount Clemens High School	Public	9-12	155 Cass Ave	Mount Clemens	48043	Macomb County	Mount Clemens Community School District	No	No	No	No	(586) 461-3400	239	14	17.6	84.9%	33 (13.8%)	156 (65.3%)	14 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (14.6%)	14.6	660^th of 800 public high schools	17.5%					(n/a)		30.4	18.4		5.4	341.8	22.2	360.8						16.7		40.5	$18,931	$2,982	$15,948
High School	Public, Magnet	9-12	38495 Lanse Creuse St	Harrison Township	48045	Macomb County	L'Anse Creuse Public Schools	No	Yes	No	No	(586) 783-6400	1,172	63	18.5	35.7%	775 (66.1%)	269 (23.0%)	38 (3.2%)	22 (1.9%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (5.6%)	51.7	346^th of 800 public high schools	56.8%		48.9	373^rd of 739 public high schools	49.5%	27		63.5	54.4		26.0	25.7	52.4	22.0						33.3		48.4	$15,261	$945	$14,316

Frequently Asked Questions about Clintondale High School

What is the racial makeup of Clintondale High School?

Students at Clintondale High School are 68% African American, 19% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Hispanic.

What district is Clintondale High School in?

Clintondale Community Schools

What schools feed into Clintondale High School?

Clintondale High School is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Charles C McGlinnen School
Elementary : Robbie Hall Parker School
Middle : Clintondale Middle School

How many students attend Clintondale High School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Clintondale High School.

Is Clintondale High School a good school?

Clintondale High School ranks in the bottom 10.9% of Michigan high schools.

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2024–25 attendance dataJan 6, 2026

SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Michigan Department of Education.

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